Home now from Brian's (gadgetman's) funeral. This will take some time to process - the loss of a good mate. Funeral was well attended - maybe 150 people - and our shooting team were there, plus a...
Liked On: 01-05-2025, 06:01 PM
Deciding that Sika were a tad on the quiet side this year my young sidekick and I decided to head out in search of a Red stag instead. Running a bit late we set up camp in the evening and had an...
Liked On: 29-04-2025, 03:37 PM
* Drew another block. * Bit different to the last one ! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250417/4188d28d982cd9147a716f7c0058d40a.jpg *Good thing about this block is it's the first week of...
Liked On: 22-04-2025, 11:48 AM
A mate and I decided to go for a sika mission into some new country for us the, famed Clement’s mill Rd! Put a big shift in on Tuesday avo in appalling weather walking about 4 hours into an area I...
Liked On: 12-04-2025, 09:14 AM
I thought I’d give the 73g ELDM a try in the 223. All shoulder shots 100-220m and they didn’t make it far. 272403 272404 272406
Liked On: 11-04-2025, 02:18 PM
After poring over maps for a fair whack of time and hoping my preferred area of the Northern Ruahines wouldn’t get 1080’d I found out the drop was postponed. I had looked at a series of faces from...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 03:28 PM
Don't manage to get off farm very often so had been really looking forward to the wapiti ballot this year as my sister and I had drawn Narrows Creek for the first period. Cassie turned up the day...
Liked On: 01-04-2025, 03:25 PM
Our local does that gibo, every December the senior room goes on a deer hunt in the Ruahines we haven't failed yet. Not always easy with kids in tow, they have to carry the whole deer out, then we...
Liked On: 27-03-2025, 01:59 PM
Last evening. Hind, size Large. 200 Yards. 80 grn Targex. Straight down. 270822 Here's the hole out the ribs and through the off shoulder (shoulder peeled back). Bits of bullet were just under...
Liked On: 18-03-2025, 10:27 AM
* Got lucky and fast, landed a block [emoji106] * Big country, climbed some hills. * Did some looking.... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250317/dd7712c537d8154656cea29b5d3a5801.jpg *...
Liked On: 18-03-2025, 08:26 AM
If you know someone with calving cows at this time of year, see if you can get around the surrounding paddocks with a spotlight after dark once or twice. The afterbirths seem to be a real drawcard...
Liked On: 11-03-2025, 07:41 AM
You must be single? Lol
Liked On: 24-02-2025, 11:06 AM
The other night. Charity stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhBvbBg934o Even at just 90 yards away the dog is invaluable for finding the shot ones in the dark. It can be quite...
Liked On: 21-02-2025, 07:54 AM
Watched a hind and a yearling at 25m for 15 minutes. Had the wind in my face, she kept looking over at my but couldn't quite figure me out268163
Liked On: 20-02-2025, 08:13 AM
Got approval from the fam to head out for 3 nights and 3 days solo Goals: Explore a new part of a block, shoot a deer with the 223 for the thread :thumbs-up:...
Liked On: 18-02-2025, 08:10 AM